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seductive

[ si-duhk-tiv ]

/ sɪˈdʌk tɪv /

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adjective

tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.

Origin of seductive

First recorded in 1755–65; seduct(ion) + -ive

SYNONYMS FOR seductive

tempting, alluring.

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ANTONYMS FOR seductive

repellent.

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OTHER WORDS FROM seductive

se·duc·tive·ly, adverb se·duc·tive·ness, noun un·se·duc·tive, adjective un·se·duc·tive·ly, adverb

un·se·duc·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby seductive

sedna, sedrah, seduce, seducer, seduction, seductive, seductress, sedulity, sedulous, sedum, see

Example sentences from the Web for seductiveness

May, which had opened with such wanton warmth and seductiveness, turned a cold shoulder on the world as she took herself off.

Master of His Fate |J. Mclaren Cobban
The other seasons are full of sensuous charm and seductiveness.

Vanishing Roads and Other Essays |Richard Le Gallienne
The "Saracen's Head" is all suavity and seductiveness compared to mine.

George Cruikshank's Omnibus |George Cruikshank
Zoraya appears first shimmering in moonlight upon the hills of Spain,—dovelike in voice, serpentining in seductiveness.

The Theory of the Theatre |Clayton Hamilton

It was, I know, a theatrical stage-like glimpse, yet in it a seductiveness most potent.

Incredible Adventures |Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for seductiveness

seductive

/ (sɪˈdʌktɪv) /

adjective

tending to seduce or capable of seducing; enticing; alluring

Derived forms of seductive

seductively, adverb seductiveness, noun